Christian Care Ministry

The concept of a Christian Care Ministry is derived from Pastor Karen Lampe’s book “The Caring Congregation”. The book serves as a manual to guide pastors and churches to organize their congregation for care and equip members to listen, visit, comfort and encourage other congregants.

A Christian Care Minister is a lay person who completes specialized training that focuses on prayer, theology of care, boundaries and ethical practices, listening, older adult ministry, visitation, death and organization.

A Christian Care Minister assists with:-Making hospital, nursing home and home visits-Telephone persons in need of contact-Meet one on one with persons in need of a listening ear for prayer and encouragement-Offer support to grieving families-Proactively seek to encourage and care for persons in need-Keeping records and communication confidential